Brandywine picks Tysons to launch Bex, its new take on flexible amenity space

Philadelphia-based Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE: BDN) has come up with a new weapon in the battle with coworking space companies to attract and retain commitment-phobic tenants, and its name is Bex.

Short for the Brandywine Experience, the first Bex is set to open soon from ground-floor space at 8260 Greensboro Drive in Tysons, a nondescript, seven-story office building. It's not big, at about 6,300 square feet, but Brandywine hopes it will have an outsized impact on occupancy rates across its Northern Virginia portfolio.